Kansas, 1950

Tornadoes in Kansas, May 5, 1950

May 5, 1950 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
12
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jackson

When
May 5, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F3
Path length
3.3 mi
Path width
440 yd
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.620, -95.620

Tornado, Brown

When
May 5, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F3
Path length
14 mi
Path width
440 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
39.650, -95.570

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10027581, 10027582.